University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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111 T H J3 P L. Y1 A X not stand in the way. knowledge is hei'e for all. and I have every reason to believe that Mr. Cunningham and his stat? in the near future will estab- lish a scheol here on this beautiful spot. an educational monument second to none of its kind in the State of Maine. What are our schools and institu- tinns forethey teach facts. Facts that all intelligent human beings accept. In every school someone is at the Head, I mean at the Head of the class. The head of the class is for the man or woman that studies and the Bottom of the class for the student that dees not study. This school and all others educates us in citizenship. believing all men to he treated free 3.an equal and wherever there is a Public Schonl. whether it be a magnihceut High School 01' Univern sity. 0t the little Red School House with the American Flag flying above it, you will find the American spirit growing. There is nothing more beautiful than a classroom full of men well taught. nothing more admirable than the career, the character. the devotion of an earnest instructor. imparting to men and women, boys and girls. the best of his knowledge and concentrated thought, for your good. that true Yankee American Spirit. And in conclusion. what the Nation is. what its laws are to be, its future usefulness in the World. all depend on the school or institution in which you are being educated. Protect this mon- ument. this University, protect all schools. help to build them higher, nnblet, better. and you have provided for the iutttre and the safety of Ameri- ca. And when you cross over the threshold of this school to take your place in the world yoti are leaving a part of a cradle of the Nation's future greatness. America has more colleges. so-called. than all the other civilized nations com- bined. Many of them were founded and have been maintained by the peeple at large. Years ago settlers in the wilderness held on to the itlea of a liberal educa- tion. thanks to onr forefathers, and that same spirit has been advancing ever since. The founders of our colleges and Universities were high-minded, self-sacrificing, devoted to a high ideal. Now let us take our old American col- legesethey have been admirable places for the training of men. Let the roll of graduates of any,' leading institution be scrutinized. 01- even the record of a single class selected at random, and it will be seen that the numher of life fail- ures is very small and the number of useful. ineiligent. higheminded and up- right careers very'large. If such is the case in regard to Universities years ago. what must we as citizens of the L... S. of A. expect of you young men 'cnming fresh from modern Ltp-to-date Universities? The worlcliis waiting for you. as clean. intelligent students; the dom- of tipportunity is open. knock and enter in, it is up to you individually to make the grade. The child as it lives and grows day by day is becoming a man. You as students are becoming higher educated day by day. 1 might term your education as a liberal education by putting your mind and thought on one objective. including a few studies. By so doing it will sharpen your observing powers, im- prove your judgment. When you are trained in this University we have a Fitted to discuss living, political. finan-

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THIE The impulse of such a meeting was felt h'y millions of our boys on the bat- tlehelds of France, who went there to save the Nations and to save the world.- And because of the fact that you. young men entered the great struggle, some oi you on this side and others acrosjs the sea. we have this one result wtltgre is :10 North. nu South, East or thegtewe are just one Nation fol- lowiti'gvthe Flag that leads the way. Aml'I-pl'edge allegiance to the Ameri- can Hag. aftd t0 the Republic for which it stands, eh: Nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. And we meet here to-day under the Hag of our country which is flying over our public buildings that has led the brave on to victory and to glory. Not because at the purity of its white. the Valor of its red. or the jus- tice of its blue, but because it symbol- izes human progress, advancement, and the- everlasting brotherhood of man, what nobler purpose can it answer? And as we are all servants under this flag we must have out places of educa- tion. nut training centers, 0hr profes- Hions. whatever they may be. for-many reasons. life must .not forget that the great question before us to-day is the earn- ing of our bread. and this question we cannot evade. There fore we must be educated. we must be skilled in order to be bread earners. This is a duty we all 0we'1to ourselves. to our families, and to our country. And the aim of the U. S. Veteran's luteau and its officers is to instruct you'men in education ahd trades, so as to fit you for the higher walks of life. To-' become better men, better hus- bands. better iathers, and useful and better citizens to the country that gave you birth. PUV'IAN L : We are living in an gge to-day where without any question. practical prob- lems; are many and difficult. The problems of education and training are both psychological. Your training must be social. your school must be a social institution. While in your classroom or at the bench. study and train to acquire knowledge. You are in training to learn: knowledge, however important it is. is but one of the desirable re- sults of your training. It must be ac: companied by other results-acutenesa ot' tiereeption. judgment, reasoning- power, alertness, breadth, eIe'vation of interests, are among the intellectual at tainments which should accompany knowledge-grow out of it and make it practically available, and these should be'secured through the occupa- tions of your training life. If the purpose of your training is worthy and high. the conduct that furthers it will make for good char- acter. The life we live in, pursuing the common necessary ends, is both de- termined by. and determines our characters. It is what we do dailyr and contin- ually when pursuing our. vacations. when not thinking of moral questions. that show what we are and crystallizes cmtduct into character. H hat about 9111' school builclingse Grade. High. Colleges and Universi- ties? What about this building or in- stitution? It is an educational monu- ment in which men and women are taught at the expense of the Nation. receiving the knowledge that will en- able you tn lmild up. and defend, and carry on the Nation. This school building. like all public schools. is Deny ocratic. It receives anti treats all alike, wealth does .119! count. poverty does

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'T HE PUYI'AN' 1? righl to expect that ymt wiIl be hatter cial and social questions. men better able to snIve the practical problems of the world. Stand upright and fearless. sturdy in your own strength, loving to your State, loyal to your Republic and legal among your feHow-men. Beyond the gloom of failure 1:05 the glory to be won. When the hard jab is accomplished and the doubtful task is done For it's manhood in the making, and it'F courage nut to test, So Iauckle to the job. your best. ifs your chance to :10 KEEP FISHIN'. Hi Somers was the durndest c1155 Fez- catchin' Eshthc sure was great! He never used to make no fuss About the kind of pole er bait. Er wethcr. neither; he'd jest say, T got to ketch a mess today. An' toward the creek you'd see him slide: A-whistlin' soft an' waIkin' wide. I says one day to Hi. says I. hHow do you always ketch 'em, Hi? He gave his hait another switch in. An' chucklin' says, hI jest keep Hshin'. He took to readin' law at night . n' pretty soon, the first we knowcd, He had a Iawmit, won his fight, An' was a lawyer! I'll be blowed! He knowetl more law than squire McKnah! An' though he had no gift of gah Tn brag about. somehow he: made A sober sort of talk that played The mischief with the other side. One. day. when someone asked if Hi'd Explain how he gar in condishin, He laughed 31f said, I jest kept hshin'. Well, HE is Gov'ner Somers now; A big man round the State, you bet- To me the same 01d Hi. somehow: The same old chamneen hsher. yet. It wan't so much the bait er pole, It wanft 5;: much the hshint hole. That won fer HE his big success: Twas jeet his hshin' cm, I guess: A rheerful, stiddy. hopeful kind Of kerwpin' at it-dm1't you mind? And that is wh; I canlt help wishhf That more of tn would jest keep Fushin'. 7TH: FHIazu Worker, Jordan Marsh Company. EXCERPTS FROM THE CLASS IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. What every employer is after is a guod dayhs work for a good day's pay. and the only way to accomplish these results is by having system. HAROLD j. ASNAULT. Efficiency is made up of three essew tials: Discipline. Service and Co-opera- titm. CHARLES E. BELLIS. Of alt the wards that govern the am- hitinm; and desires of mankind. the 11109: misused and least understood is t'Success. CHRISTOPHER C. BOYLE. Laborhsaving devices are not the nnlj: necessary requirements for a busi- ness of the: highest emhiency, as these alone cannot accomplish the best re- sults possihic. but must be supervised by a competent and intelligent manage- ment. RICHARD E. Bmxm Organization has beeh carried alr'mg ever since the beginning of time; with- uut it, society could not exist. ROBERT J. Camnxx. - To have a successful organization the'head of each department must hava one thoughththe welfare of the busi- ness as a whole. JOHN 0. Cum: System is the regular manner in which all parts of a whole are made to function with counrrlinatinn anti regu- latinn. , CLYDE L. Cn'r'mx. CU--Uperati0ll is the keynote to stun cess. IIDRACF. I-1. CUNlemLu-L The success of a business depends llpnn co-Operation. WILLIAM Dmiscn L'CK,